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The Portland daily press., 1887-12-24
THE PORTLAND DAILY PRESS,

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Indications of Trouble.

New YORK, Dec. 23.-There was consider
able excitement in maritime circles in New
York yesterday over rumor that there is to
be a who lesale dismissal of English captains
and under officers now commanding Belgian
steamships, who are to be supplanted by
German officers.
A prominent steamship man who has just
arrived from London says that in English
shipping circles the opinion is general that
the prospective changes have decided po-
litical aspect, and as the steamers are to be
manned by German officers it is to be as
sumed that in event of an outbreak of hos
tilities between Russia. Austria and Ger
many, Belgium will stand by Germany and
in turn will be supported by the latter. The
only reason that can be given in England,
he said is that the proposed changes are for
the purpose Of having the steamers changed
Into transports and swift cruisers. Although
Belgium has no navy she has quite a large
merchant marine and this feet would be Of
no small importance to Germany in event Of
war.
Foreign Notes.
Thomas Sexton, member Of Parliament for
Belfast, is seriously i'll with typhoid fever.
The Portland daily press., 1887-12-24
cIadstone's Health.

Gladstone. who suffers somewhat in his
throat from the effects iof the English eli
mate in winter, will start the day after
Christmas for Milan. He hopes for period
Of complete rest. No letters will be for
warded to him while away. Gladstone's
correspondence is enormous, and it Is ap-
palling to think Of the arrears when he re-
turns. He receives daily almost as many
letters as a government department. They
are sent from the little rural postofice TO
Hawarden Castle in a large bag. Every
busybody thinks he has right to ask his
opinion on every subject under the sun and
invariably gets courteous answer. often a
valuable contribution to the discussion. The
consequence is that whereas other public
meh's autographs have marked figure,
Gladstone's are so numerous that they rarely
bring price. His last published letter ex-
presses perfect willingness to assist the To-
ries should they elect to reverse their policy
and 90 in for Irish autonomy, but he says:
IF not, the Liberal party must, as in other
instances, overcome the Tory resistance by
constitutional force"
The Portland daily press., 1887-12-24

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2S,-Among the bills
introduced in the House, under the new rule
yesterday was one by Mr.. Bcutelle, appro-
priating 100000 for the construction of four
bridges across the st. John and ST. Francis
rivers, where they form the boundary be-
tween Maine and New Brunswick, provided
that the government Of Canada appropriate
a like sum-
The Portland daily press., 1887-12-24

LOCAL WEATHER REPORT.
PORTLAND, Me-, Dec. 23, 1887.
The Portland daily press., 1887-12-24
Foreign Notes
coIonIxine Mexico.

Thomas Sexton, member Of Parliament for
Belfast, is seriously i'll with typhoid fever
The Portland daily press., 1887-12-24

lcoNTINUED ON FOURTH PACE.
The Portland daily press., 1887-12-24
The Postal Telegraph.

Senator Sawyer, chairman Of the Senate
post Office committee, says that he will bring
the subject of postal telegraph before the
committee very early after the holiday re-
cess. He expresses the opinion that the
committee win set about the study Of the
question at once, and in earnest.
The Portland daily press., 1887-12-24
McNeaIIy,s Reported Release.

A telegram from the Halifax authorities
was received in Saco at AIS this afternoon,
stating that they could not lawfully hold
McNeally any longer, and had released him
from custody. They failed to find any of the
hanks property upon him.
The Portland daily press., 1887-12-24
Some NomInarIons Confirmed.
Removed by the Secretary.

Secretary Whitney has informed w. FL. H..
Smith, chief clerk of the Bureau of Steam
Engineering, that his services will not be
needed after January first. Smith has been
in the Navy Denartmnnt 20 years.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-08-27
TIE GREAT SALE.
THE PARK TRACT TO BE OFFERED
WEDNESDAY, MORNING.
Purchasers can obtain Choice of Lots
for Premiums-No Lots to be
Disposed of in Advance.

On Wednesday morning next, at 10
o'clock, Sherman G. Parker, at 1907 Fourth
street, will commence the sale of the finest
tract ever offered for sale in Sacramento
city, being seven blocks adjoining Snow
flake Park, and extending thence south to
the Sherman & Parker Tract. The blocks
are the six between Twenty-ninth and
Thirty first, and and V, and one block,
r and S, Thirteth and Thirty-first. They
will be laid off similar to the Sherman &
Parker tract, in fortyfoot lots. None
of these lots can be bought prior
to the day and hour of sale, when a
clean board will be presented, and the first
purchaser will have his choice of the I'D
lots, none being reserved. To avoid con
fusion, tickets will be sold emitting pur-
chasers to choice in order. From first to
tenth choice will be charged for at $50
apiece; from eleventh to twentieth at SIS
apiece; from twenty-first to thirtieth at So
beyond the thirtieth at s. apiece (Nos l
and already sold.) Get your tickets after
noon to-day at the Office.
The conditions of sale will be as follows !:
The opening price set on each of
these lots will be published in the RECORD
UNION Wednesday morning. Purchasers
must put up deposit of at least $50 on
each lot, the remainder of the one-fifth Of
purchase price to be paid within five days.
Balance payable in monthly installments
of Sl5 with interest at 10 per cent Five
per cent. discount will be allowed for cash.
The syndicate owning these blocks ex-
pressly reserve the right Immediately after
selection of the premium lots to raise the
price of the balance; and also to raise the
price of lots at s A. NJ, II NJ. or P. NJ. of
any day without public notice.
All purchasers wil be treated With equal
fairness.
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How "Killarneyr Got His Name.

A correspondent of the Dixon Tribune
gives the following as Mr. Fitzgerald's rea-
son fer bestowing the name of ''Killar-
ney" upon the celebrated black pacing
stallion owned in Woodland, but now
being worked at Agricultural Park prepare
says, " driving the horse, then unbroken
and without name, leisurely along Main
street one evening, and he, feeling remark
ably lively, was prancing along, hardly
seeming to touch the ground, and really. I
thought, looking very pretty, when | no.
ticed number of young girls gathered on
corner watching his movements with
evident admiration, while such expressions
as Amt he pretty?' Oh, my what a
pretty horser and so on, reached my ear.
OF course / felt fiattered, for every horse
man likes to hear his favorite praised. A
little further on, my vanity was again
tickled by hearing similar remarks from a
lot of ladies, with queries as to what his
name could be. This set me to thinking,
and | was not long in arriving at two dis
tinct conclusions-frst, that | had the
prettiest horse in the world, because the
ladies said so, and from their judgment in
matters of taste there is no appeal and,
secondly, that he was without q name a
defect that l decided to remedy at once
Naturally, being an Irishman, l turned to
Old Ireland for choice, and, by natural
association, my mind wandered from the
prettiest horse to the loveliest scene in
Ireland-the Lakes of Killarney-and the
name was found"
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Baseball Tomorrow,

Tomorrow at Snowflake Park the MORN
ing game will be between the E. & 0. Els
and the c. P. R. RS. Rooney, who made
such good showing when pitching for the
Atlas against the Los Angeles Club last
Saturday, the latter nine only securing two
hits, will occupy the box for the Z & o. Els,
while Ramsey, who struck out II of the II.
Il LIS, of Marysville, last Sunday, will twirl
for the c. P. r. RS. This will add much
interest to the game, as there is diversity
of opinion as to the merits of the two
pitchers.
The afternoon game, in the absence of
the Atlas from the city, will be between the
Los Angeles and Marysyille clubs, which
meet here on neutral ground. The Marys-
vile boys have chartered two cars, to be
attached to the regular passenger train, to
bring down their friends who desire to see
the game. The Marysvile nine recently
defeated the Oroville club, until then
champions of Northern California, and
who few days ago won the big prizes at
the Quincy tournament. Nevertheless the
Los Angeles boys think they can win the
game. Spectators of the contest will have
the usual opportunity to enjoy the concert
by the Hussar band.
The Atlas go to San Francisco this morn
ing, and this afternoon play the Pioneers.
Tomorrow they play the Haverlys, and
those VINO attend the game at Snowflake
Park will be able to see how the Sacrament
tans prosper, as the result of each inning
will be bulletined
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Notable Improvement.

Many Sacramentans, especially those
interested in shooting, will remember Miss
Lillian Smith, the young girl that was
such an expert rife shot that she issued a
challenge to any one in the country, male
or female to contest with her. She resided
in this city for quite while, her parents
maintaining a shooting gallery, where Miss
Lillian astonished all corners by her re-
markable ability. The Woodland Nail
says of her: "She was married some time
ago to one of Buffalo Bills scouts named
Jim Kid. and the London Topical Times
publishes an interview with the young
lady, in which she tells how 1t was done.
The story is simple and uninteresting
enough, but what will interest Woodland
people will be the highly polished language
accredited to her-langnage that would do
credit 10 the originator of English. In
Woodland she usually said: 'Swab of
the target, pap, and let me bang de eye
or else, Swing de apple dere, young fel-
lers, an let me bust his skin How great
are the changes"
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-08-27
MERCHANDISE REPORT.

The following freight passed Ogden on the
sd inst:
For Sacramento-Charles P. Nathan & Co.,
case clothing; Hall, Luhrs & Co., so boxes salt
fish; Mebius & Co., 50 boxes salt fish; A. Dennery
& Co., 10 barrels glassware; R. $. Carey, box
brushes and handles; Capital Gas Company,
box brooms.
For Stockton-Hull < Stewart, . crates globes
crates woodenware, 10 boxes castings: D. Ro-
senbush, box brushes, bundle handles.
The following freight passed New Orleans on
the 18th instant;
For acramento-Weinstock & Lubin, : cases
hats, case fancy paper, cases boots and shoes,
case clothing, cases dry goods s. Lipman d
Co., . cases blankets; Charles Robin, case
clothing; C. P. Nathan & Co., l case leather
goods; Smith & Young, case stoneware; Arnold
& Co 2 barrels gas traps; G. ii. Gilman, cases
hosiery. / case dry goods, l case clothing;
Crouch & Lyman, hogsheads and cases glass
ware, cases lamp fixtures Hale Bros. & CO., 8
cases hosiery 2 cases shirts; Joseph Hahn & Co,
cases patent medicine, bag drugs, barrel
charcoal, barrel ginger; Locke q Layenson, 3
rolls carpet; A. C. Tufts, cases isingless; A. s
Hopkins & Bro, i case scrubbing brushes; J..
0Flaherty. 2 cases hats: L. l.. Lewis & Co, l
cask glassware; A. A. Van VOORHEES, & Co., /
case blankets; J. t. Stoll. 2 cases enameled
goods.
For Woodland. Il Duncan. 4 cases boots
and shoes.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-08-27
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL,

Ben Cohen and family started for Los
Angeles yesterday, via San Francisco.
Rev. j. F. Holmes, of Monterey, is in the
city, and will remain over the Sabbath.
Miss Dilly Clark returned yesterday from
visiting friends in Oakland and San Fran
cisco.
Horatio Hurd left yesterday for Mon
terey, to accompany his family home next
week
Judge Buckley leaves this afternoon for
San Francisco and Santa Cruz, for the i'm
provement of his health.
Henry Block, a well-known resident of
fuba county, returned home yesterday
from the Springs.
Arrivals at the Golden Eagle Hotel YES
terday: F. B. Houston, CORTLAND; o. S.
Cheyney, A. s. Loeber, Woodland; T. NJ.
McNeal, Leadville; Chas. NJ. Bittman, St.
Louis /; G. II. Rogers, G. F. Bigelow, ]. T.
Haines and wife, Sig. Adler, R. Thomp-
son, San Francisco; P. c. Hale, Sacra-
mento; Henry Hogan and wife, Napa
Chas. 3. Todd, Santa Barbara.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-08-27

On the complaint of Michael Stadtler,
officer Farrell yesterday arrested Charles
OFT for nisdemeanor, thewarrant explain
ing that the offense consisted in /" endeavor-
ing to obtain money by verbal threat"
The complainant alleges that OFT threat
ened that unless plaintiff paid him $25 he
would have him sent to State Prison for
stealing wagon two years ago. In the fall
of 1885 buggy belonging to C. W. Eldred
and wagon belonging to Weizel & OFT
were stolen, and it was subsequently ascer-
tanned that Stadtler was the appropriation
He pleaded guilty on the charge preferred
by Eldred and was sentenced to one year s
imprisonment. The Weizel & OFT case was
dropped: Referring to the charge made
by Stadtler, Mr.. OFT says that he thought
he should be reimbursed the S25 expenses
incurred in consequence of the theft OF the
wagon, and, so thinking, he made de-
mand upon Stadtler, with the above result.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-08-27
Police Courr.

In the Police Court yesterday the case of
Albert Kagee, for petit larceny, was con-
inued until next Monday .. Louis War
Ter, who was arrested for grand larceny on
the complaint of G. w. Mitchell, a resi-
dent Of Holo county, who alleged that the
defendant took $50 from his pocket, was
examined and discharged, having proved
an abb James Spencer, accused of dis
turbing the peace and carrying a concealed
weapon, was found guilty on the latter
charge, and the former was held under ad-
visement until this morning, to which time
sentence n the other case was postponed.
1t developed that the defendant had threat
ened, prior to his arrest, to kill his step
daughter and himself also. He seemed.
when IL Court, to be very much discour-
aged. and said he would as soon die as live.
He admitted that he had been drinking
freely lately, but his Encouragement was
principally caused by family trouble, which
he did not care 10 explain......F Fritz
Michaels, charged with having been drunk,
made a good showing. and was released
from CUSTODY
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SUNDAY RELIGIOUS NOTICES.

Central nj. Il. Church. Eleventh street,
between II and REV. Thos. Filben, pastor
Preaching at l045 md 7:30. QuarerlyI meet
ing service in the evening. Young people
meeting at ESQ All are welcome.
Westminster Presbyterian Church, cor.
Sixth and L-Preachng by the pastor, Rev.
J. z. Wheeler, ID. D., tomorrow. Morning
service. l0:45 ; evening $50 Sabbath school,
l2:l5 Strangers invited to attend.
Calvary Baptist Church, j street, be-
tween Twelfth and Thirteenth - Preaching
morning and evening at IL A. NJ and 7:30 p NJ
by ElderJ. n Burroughs. Subject of both dis
courses Human Redemption-the Transac.
ton by Which Ii Is Procured and Its Cost"
Sixth-street NJ. e. Church, between X
and L-Closing services of the Conference year.
Rev. W r. Gober, z. E., will preach at 1915 A.
NJ. and in the evening the pastor, Rev. f. r.
Ollie, will preach the final sermon of his pastor
ate. Subject: a Pastors Parting Words
Love feast at $50 A. NJ; communion at close of
morning service. All are welcome.
NJ. T.. Church South, Seventh street, be-
tween and K-The pastor, H. c. Christian, will
preach at II a. NJ. and 7:45 p N. Morning sub
ject: 1.-The Work and Its Results - evening
Truth, Without Miracles" Everybody cordi-
ally invited.
st. PauPs Church. Eighth street, be-
tween l and J.-Rev. J. F. Holmes, of Monte
rey, will hold services, with sermon, at II \. NJ.
tomorrow
Congregational Church, Sixth Street, be-
tween / and There will be no preaching
services tomorrow, but a Sunday school Bible
reading and concert exercise will be hel2 at
12:l5 P. NJ, to which all are cordially invited.
United Brethren Church. Fourteenth
and K streets-Preaching at $50 P. NJ. Sunday
school at 9:i5 A NJ. Quarterly meeting II Mon
ument Preaching Saturday evening al t9:3o A.
". and P. NJ.
Christian Church, Eighth, between n
and O-Robert L. Mediation, will preach Sunday
at II A. u. and P. II. Evening theme "Why
Jesus Died" Sunday. school, 9:i5 - N. Minis
ter's residence 1881 street.
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TONIGHT. S. and A. Maxaini will have a

TONIGHT, S. and A Mazzini will have q
grand opening at the Eureka Saloon. 22S K
Street. next door to Cronan's, corner Third
and X. A fine lunch will be served. They
invite their friends and the public 10 call.
The Mazzini Bros. are well knoIn in con-
nection with the wine trade. In the rear
of the Eureka, On Third street, they have
opened the Bacehas Wine Cellar, where
they will conduct wholesale and retail
wine business
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-08-27
Court Items,

In Department One of the Superior
Court, yesterday, Gussie McNicoil was
granted divorce from Joseph McNicolI.
Judge Van Fleet, in Department Two,
rendered decision in the case of A. Gran
dona VS.. o. o. Lovdal, in which plaintiff
sought to have defendant compelled to cut
down row of large trees growing on the
latters side of the partition fence between
their lands, alleging that the shade thew
created prevented crops from growing near
the fence on plaintiffs side. The Court re-
fused to do so, and rendered Judgment for
the defendant for costs, holding that the
trees were reasonable distance from the
fence. and did not damage the latter, but
had twice saved it from injury when the
land was covered with water.
When the case of Hook Gan ct al. vs.
Chas. Gibson ct al.-growing out of the
dispute between rival companies as to the
ownership of a certain mining claim near
Mormon Island, over which there has been
much trouble-was taken up, plaintiffs
were given leave to file an amended COM
plant. Defendants were ordered to show
cause why receiver should not be ap-
pointed, and it was also ordered, that upon
the filing by plaintiffs of an undertaking
IN favor of the defendants in the sum of
S5,OOO, restraining order be issued pre-
venting defendants from mining upon the
premises in controversy.
Judge Armstrong granted the application
tor dissolution of the Pacific Thomson
Houston Electric Light Company. Most of
the stock OF this company is now held by
members of the Capital Gas Company.
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LOCAL INTELLIGENCE,

Subscri bers to the RECORDUNION
who are sojourning in Santa Cruz
can receive their papers at noon of
the day of publication by calling at
the Express Office in that city.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-08-27

Business Advertisements.
Red House-A big boom.
Eclipse champagne.
Wanted-Two and four-horse teams.
Notice-The boom.
The Curtis tract for sale.
killip * Co.. auctioneers.
W. T. Coleman-Real estate
Administrator sale of real estate.
One hundred and sixty acres of land for sale.
Arrived-hrs. Westwood, clairyoyant.
Furnished rooms wanted
store to let
Splendid chance TO make money.
Room and board wanted.
Fruit land for sale
\. Dotth8nmer-PianoW arerooms.
Eureka Saloon, 22S K street.
Restaurant for sale.
sherman K Parker-Tract all sold
l.. L. Lewis & Co.-Stoves and ranges.
Weinstock & Lubin-Gloves and hosiery.
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II BOOMETH,
Sacramento Real Estate Going Up Like n
Rocket,


Sacramento Real Estate Going Up Like a
Rocket.
The activity which commenced in real
estate circles in this city on Thursday was
greatly increased yesterday, and every per-
son who could muster a few hundred
dollars were buying and bonding every
piece OF property they could get hold of,
The real estate agents find competitor on
every hand, as every one seems to have
caught the boom fever" Parties OWNING
desirable property have advanced Their
asking price from 80 to 100 per cent. and
they md ready takers on every hand.
AS an instance of how the boom affects
property the following is a fair sampIe
On Thursday NJ. Miller, who owned half
block, H and I, Twenty-seventh and
Iwenty-eighth streets, partially bareaiped
IL to A. ABBOTT for So, 800, but the latter in
the afternoon declined to close the con-
tract. Yesterday morning DR.. F. +. Teb-
per bought the property paying 81 900 for
1t. Two hours afterward he sold il To s
Lavenson for $500, and later in the dav
Mr.. Lavenson refused $1,000 for it.
Last evening S. P. Smith, the gentleman
who has been referred to in certain quar-
ters as Silurian Smith" was offered a LOT
l2oxl60, ID and |, Twenty fifth and Tween
ty-slxth streets. He was given Just thirty
minutes to consider the matter. He drove
out in the dark, viewed the lot by the
electric light, came back and closed the
bargain with l.. c. Chambers agent in lust
twenty-five minutes. Silurian or no 81
lurian, Mr.. Smith is 4" catching on " to all
the good bargains he can secure in this and
III Dorado county. A gentleman drove ont
to Whisky Hill yesterday and tried to bnv
q twenty-acre lot. He offered 81. 500 for il.
but the owner held for So 900. He drove
back to the city, watered his horse, and re-
turned to close the bargain, but to his utter
dlsmay found the property had advanced
81, 900, and the owner Indignantly spurned
on offer of $780,
The Theodore Winters tract of 600
acres few miles south of the CITY yester-
day was bonded for $1,000 and big pay
ment was made upon it. This can be cut
up into dozen small farms and the pur-
chaSers expect to realize $3.50 an acre on
the entire tract.
w. L. Sullivan sold lot Yesterday at
Twenty-second and II, 8Ox160, for 81 200 an
advance of 90 per cent. over the price as ed
month ago.
The real estate offices all over the CITY
were Kept open until late hour last NIGHT
and many sales were made,
}. u. MARITIME yesterday traded lot on
the southwest corner Twenty first and X lin
this city, for ~ acres in the city of Abilene,
Texas, for which Sc, $50 has been offered.
The Directors of the Natoma Water and
Mining Company have concluded to sell
o,ooo acres OF their land, including 200
acres OF bearing orchards, and what will
be about four-fifths of their water RIGHTS
when the ditch is enlarged. amounting to
1900 miners inches. 1t affords at present
only about 800 inches. There viii be
left IN the Natoma Company's orchards
and vineyards about 5000 acres after the
above has been sold on.
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meeting of the two members of the Board
held in the bedroom up town, and with
which illegal and disgracefui proceedings
the public is entirely familiar